Checkmate
Why do I seek to understand
what I cannot understand?
My mind is yet too strong.
Heart must win this game.
Crafty mind designs
will not capture this king.
Let the queen surrender.
Then will He fully yield.
~Yours truly (August 30,1999)
Witnesses to Hope 
What a beautiful, prayerful piece of writing.
Thank you, Mary . . . I try.